Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Premiering exclusively on Noisey, October London releases the highly anticipated short film, Color Blind: Love, executively produced by Snoop Dogg. The film follows October's journey leaving prison, finding work through his girlfriend, played by the alluring Jasmine Hope Waite, and the pursuit of his passion as a singer. Directed by Dylan Brown, the film enlists The Doggfather, Snoop Dogg, as a slick talking music executive along with comedy legend, Mike Epps, who plays a club owner that hires October as a dishwasher eventually leading to the opportunity of a lifetime. Color Blind: Love exhibits an exceptional acting debut by October London and complements his emotionally invigorating debut EP, Color Blind: Love, available now on all DSPs.

During Oscar weekend, October London performed songs from his Color Blind: Love EP and screened the short film to a full house at the American Black Film Institute's: Oscar Noir Gala. The ABFI gala was hosted by Shaun Robinson and honored Angela Basset, Academy Award for Best Picture Moonlight's director Barry Jenkins, Janelle Monae, Issa Rae and Jessie T. Usher.

Having been compared to Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke and The DeBarge brothers due to his impactful lyrics and silky tone, October London is a must-see at Austin's SXSW festival this month. He quickly caught the attention of audiences for his debut single, "Black Man in America," for its chilling and important message in today's social construct. Since signing to Jazze Pha and Snoop Dogg's Cadillacc Music and with his work writing and performing the theme song to Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, London is just beginning to share his multifaceted talents with the world.

Friday, January 02, 2015

Hip hop and rap ruled TAO Group’s sold-out venues in Las Vegas as thousands of party goers ushered in 2015 at Marquee, TAO and LAVO.

Snoop Dogg

A tux-clad Drake held court at Marquee Nightclub inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, counting down the last moments of 2014 and personally handing out shots to fans at the front of the stage before wowing the sold-out crowd with a medley of nearly a dozen songs including Started from the Bottom, We Made It and Trophies. Taking to the mic he told the packed club “If you love somebody you’ve got to show them some love right now. This is the time.” He brought his dad Dennis along with other family and friends up on the stage as he finished his performance from the draw bridge above the crowd. DJ Politik provided the soundtrack for the evening as club goers, including fashion designer Alexander Wang partied in the tri-level nightclub and outside on the pool deck under the temperature controlled Dayclub Dome.

Gearing up for New Year’s Eve, Drake was spotted dining at TAO two nights in a row. On Tuesday the rapper met up with music producer Irv Gotti and friends at the Asian bistro for TAO-TINI cocktails, hot and sour soup and Mr. Wong shrimp. Later that night he headed to Marquee’s Boom Box Room for the club’s Hip Hop Until The Ball Drops pre-New Year’s Eve party. On December 31 the restaurant opened up the private dining room and served a special menu for Drake so he could fuel up for the big night.

Snoop Dogg manned the DJ booth at TAO Nightclub at The Venetian for the last Snoopadelic Cabaret of 2014. Serving as Master of Ceremonies, Snoop greeted the crowd in the downstairs Boss Lady Lounge before heading into the club where he led the dressed-to-the-nines revelers in the countdown and then performed songs including The Next Episode, Gin and Juice and Drop It Like It’s Hot. The entire venue was transformed into a 1920s speakeasy and Snoop was presented with a special limited edition Shine Bright six liter bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne that was paraded through the crowd. Andre Johnson, wide receiver for the Houston Texans was also spotted at TAO.

At LAVO inside The Palazzo, DJ Khaled was on hand, toasting the arrival of 2015 with a performance of hits such as All I Do Is Win and current favorite Hold You Down. He later made his way to TAO where he joined Snoop in the DJ booth.

Friday, September 05, 2014

TAO Nightclub in Las Vegas will be celebrating the New Year with a very special edition of The Snoopadelic Cabaret!

In true NYE fashion, guests will be treated to a champagne toast at midnight, open bar and passed hors d'oeuvres. Additional glitz, glamour, and a ritzy DJ set and performance by Snoop Dogg will have guests celebrating in extravagant style!

Monday, May 05, 2014

Saturday night, entertainment icon Snoop Dogg launched his exclusive DJ and performance residency, The Snoopadelic Cabaret, at TAO Nightclub. Looking dapper in a black and white tuxedo, the hip-hop icon arrived in a classic 1928 Cadillac limousine provided by Seiji Limousine and walked the red carpet alongside The Snoopadelic Cabaret cast before heading inside to the roaring 20's speakeasy-themed affair. Upon arriving, he hopped on the DJ decks to kick off the night with a DJ Snoopadelic set. The wall-to-wall packed house greeted him with wild applause and hands flew up into the air. As he treated partygoers to a roster of club anthems, flapper girls and swing dancers provided decade-themed entertainment. Snoop Dogg then took over the stage to perform a medley of his mega-hits including “The Next Episode,” “Nuthin' But A G Thang,” “Drop It Like It's Hot” and “Gin and Juice.” After closing the performance, he took over the DJ booth once again to treat the crowd to a second DJ Snoopadelic set, keeping the party going into the night. Snoop gave a special shout out to R&B artist Ginuwine, who was there showing his support, and played his classic hit “Pony” for the crowd. Also there supporting was rapper Trinidad James, who joined Snoop in the DJ booth for an impromptu performance of “All Gold Everything.”

Also at TAO, actors Dash Mihok and Peter Facinelli were spotted in the crowd taking in the one-of-a-kind atmosphere.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Known for bringing first-to-market ideas to the nightlife industry, TAO Group continues to innovate, announcing a collaboration with Snoop Dogg for an exclusive six-date DJ and performance residency at TAO Las Vegas. The venue will transform into The Snoopadelic Cabaret, a roaring twenties themed night brought to life by the one and only Snoop Dogg as the Master of Ceremonies. Snoop Dogg, whose resume as DJ Snoopadelic has become infamous in the party industry, will headline each night with a special curated DJ set, along with a live performance of some hit songs. Throughout the night, guests will be treated to exclusive specialty acts and dance performances. This unique affair will mark the first residency for a hip hop artist in Las Vegas designed around an audio, visual and performance production that will create the all-encompassing guest experience that is the hallmark of TAO Group.

"I'm excited to partner with the TAO team for these special classy events," said Snoop Dogg. "This summer is going to be epic and I can't wait to give Vegas that real Snoopadelic Cabaret vibe."

Sunday, April 07, 2013

TAO Las Vegas celebrated Seven Deadly Sins for their 7th anniversary. Guests and celebrity VIPs packed the main room ready for the special performance by Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion.

Sports Illustrated model and birthday girl Nina Agdal arrived in a blue halter Alaia dress and Sam Edelman heels. She dined at TAO before heading to the nightclub.

Once she arrived to her table at TAO she was presented her birthday cake that was topped off with a sparkling 21. She took a huge bite from the side of the cake and then grabbed a giant teddy bear head and put it on and danced.

Rumer Willis and Jayson Blair were across the dance floor at a table where they continued their friend's birthday celebration. Wilmer Valderrama, Allison Melnick, Nick Hoult and Ben Barnes were also enjoying TAO's anniversary party. Glee's Mark Salling was spotted partying with friends.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Rap star Snoop Dogg says he has never performed sober. Snoop is insisting he takes the stage only when he's smoked marijuana. The Snoop has long been an advocate for the legalization of the weed and has a prescription for medical marijuana. He also admits he is never without cannabis when he hits the stage. He told Larry King, "I’m under the influence of medical marijuana. I’ve never performed without it."Photo By: RD/Kabik/Retna

Thursday, February 11, 2010

MTV HITS HOLLYWOOD WITH A DOUBLE DOSE OF MOVIES AND MUSIC AS THE 2010 “MTV MOVIE AWARDS” AND “MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS” AIR LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES

“2010 MTV Movie Awards” To Air Live Sunday, June 6th at 9pm ET/PT From The Gibson Amphitheatre In Universal City, California With Emmy® Award Winner Mark Burnett Set To Executive Produce

“2010 MTV Video Music Awards” To Air Live From Los Angeles, California On Sunday, September 12th at 9pm. ET/PT With Jesse Ignjatovic Set To Executive Produce****

Mark Burnett

MTV will provide lights, cameras and plenty of Hollywood action as the network today announced that the 2010 “MTV Movie Awards” and “MTV Video Music Awards” will both air LIVE from Los Angeles this year. As the best and brightest in film and music descend upon Los Angeles, the city will become hotter in more ways than one as MTV delivers more of the unpredictable, one-night-only moments and performances viewers can’t wait to see each year. The 19th annual “MTV Movie Awards” will air LIVE on Sunday, June 6th from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California and the 27th annual “MTV Video Music Awards” will air LIVE Sunday, September 12th from Los Angeles, CA (venue TBA). “The ‘Movie Awards’ and the ‘VMA’s consistently deliver some of the most talked about moments on TV. Making Los Angeles this year’s location for both shows gives us the perfect hotbed to create the eclectic mix of artists, stars and commotion which embody MTV events,” said Stephen Friedman, General Manager for MTV. “The success of last year’s shows ups the ante on the star power, music and movie madness viewers expect to see and they won’t be disappointed." Emmy® Award winner Mark Burnett returns for the fourth year in a row to executive produce the 2010 “MTV Movie Awards,” where movie megastars will vie for the golden popcorn in award categories as only MTV could create them – including “Best Kiss,” “Best Fight” and “Best Comedic Performance.” For the second time in “Movie Awards” history, the final 2010 nominees in addition to the winners, will be decided by the MTV fans. One of the driving forces behind reality television and a true visionary, Mark Burnett has enjoyed a long history of executive producing Emmy® Award-winning television. Some of Mark Burnett’s trademark shows include “Survivor,” “The Apprentice,” “Are you Smarter Than a 5TH Grader?”, “Martha Stewart”, “Rock Star,” “Contender”, “Shark Tank” and his MTV series “Bully Beatdown”. Burnett’s entrepreneurial spirit pioneered the success of the reality “unscripted” drama series, garnered skyrocketing ratings and introduced millions worldwide to an entirely new television genre. He is also credited with revolutionizing product integration on television and creating new multimedia platforms, such as “Gold Rush” for advertisers and online audiences. Jesse Ignjatovic of Den of Thieves returns for the fourth year in a row to executive produce the “2010 Video Music Awards.” Shifting coasts this year, the 27th annual ceremony will feature LA as the backdrop as Ignjatovic and MTV collaborate once more to employ their signature flair for reinvention responsible for the unprecedented and groundbreaking performances from today’s most popular artists that have become synonymous with the “VMA”s. Jesse and Den of Thieves, which he launched in 2007, have created a slate of inventive original programming that includes VH1’s “The T.O. Show,” recently picked up for a second season and “Peak Season” which originally aired on CTV/MTV Canada and will premiere on VH1 this February. Ignjatovic spent many years as Vice President of Music & Talent Development, creating, executive producing shows like the GRAMMY® award winning “MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups” featuring Jay-Z/Linkin Park, J Lo’s “Dancelife,” Snoop Dogg’s “Doggy Fizzle Televizzle,” Meet The Barkers,” and “MTV Icon.” In 2009, Jesse produced British comedian and past VMA’s host Russell Brand's first U.S. comedy special, “Russell Brand in New York City,” for Comedy Central and this January executive produced "The VH1 Critics Choice Movie Awards." Most recently, he has been tapped to EP the upcoming “CMT Awards” airing this June. The “2009 MTV Movie Awards” delivered an average audience of 5.3 million viewers on its premiere night, making it the show’s most watched telecast in five years. Delivering a 4.8 P12-34 rating, year-to-year gains were seen across the board, with a 133% increase among F18-24 marking the strongest gain. The day of premiere, MTV.com delivered 1.7M unique visitors, a +42% gain vs. the previous year's awards and garnered 3.9M streams, which marked a +59% growth in streams. The “2009 MTV Video Music Awards” was watched by 26.9 million viewers on its premiere night across MTV, MTV2 and VH1. The "2009 MTV Video Music Awards” was 2009's most watched non-sports cable telecast among P12-34. Delivering a 7.5 P12-34 coverage rating and an average of 9 million total viewers on MTV, the “VMA”s marked its largest audience since 2004. The show attracted 1.7 million unique visitors on MTV.com, including traffic to show pages, flipbooks, video content, and news related to the “Video Music Awards.” This marked 24% increase over 2008’s day-of figures, making this the best “VMA” premiere day in MTV.com history. Movie and music fanatics can head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com and VMA.MTV to watch video of last year’s biggest occurrences, get the full list of 2009 show winners and can check out fashion and celebrity commentary from the golden and red carpets. The 2010 “MTV Movie Awards” and “MTV Video Music Awards” will be available to a potential viewing audience of more than 1.2 billion people via MTV's global network of 65 channels reaching 641 million households around the world as well as through syndication. In addition, its convergent programming and content will reach the entire interactive community, via MTV's more than 200 digital media properties around the world. Mark Burnett serves as Executive Producer for the “2010 MTV Movie Awards.” Audrey Morrissey is Executive Producer. Lee Rolontz is Executive Producer for MTV, Garrett English is Executive In Charge for MTV and Jane Mun serves as Supervising Producer. For MTV, Wendy Plaut is the Celebrity Talent Executive and Amy Doyle and Joanna Bomberg serve as the Executives In Charge of Music and Talent. Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves is the Executive Producer for the “2010 MTV Video Music Awards.” Dave Sirulnick is Executive Producer. Garrett English is Co-Executive Producer and Executive In Charge of Production. Amy Doyle is Co-Executive Producer. Joanna Bomberg is Executive in Charge of Music and Talent. Wendy Plaut is Celebrity Talent Executive.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Each Tuesday at 9pm ET/PT on MTV, Snoop Dogg will host “Dogg After Dark,” a new jam packed weekly variety talk show from Los Angeles hotspot Kress on Hollywood Boulevard. “Dogg After Dark” will bring his Doggystyle swagger to the airwaves with raw interviews with A-list celebrities and musicians, hilarious sketch-comedy segments and musical performances from the hottest artists. The show will air every Tuesday night for seven weeks and feature Snoop’s own in-house band, the “Snoopadelics.” “When Van Toffler and I sat down Boss to Boss, a global quintuple threat takeover was masterminded. As the world of entertainment keeps changing, we felt it was the right time to let Snoop Dogg back on MTV so we could continue to run thangs with music, movies, DVDs and bring Hip-Hop to Rock Band." said Snoop Dogg. "So screw ya wigz on tight and tune in on Tuesday nights for the first step to the next level of Snoop D-O double G. Dogg after Dark is the only nightclub tv show hosted by you know who. So take a journey with me through the mind, body, soul and musical mindstate of the most prolific, authentic game spitter. And tha sh*t is funny, so show me da money!”"Snoop has been a mainstay across MTV screens for over a decade by pushing the boundaries of hip-hop with his signature antics, incredible catalogue of music, legendary videos, larger than life personality and even a little controversy," said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Music / Films / Logo Groups. "I can't even begin to imagine MTV, my tumultuous career and several raging ulcers without the Dogg being such a big part of our history. He is an undeniable international superstar whose talent and work transcend music, tv and film and we look forward to launching this new multidimensional partnership with the Doggfather."“From iconic VMA performances to DoggyFizzle Televizzle and everything imaginable in between, MTV has always been a home for Snoop's music and comedic expressions and will continue to be that through this exciting new partnership,” said Amy Doyle, Executive Vice President of Music and Talent for MTV.The Grammy-Award nominated rapper’s unprecedented deal with MTV will let loose Snoop Dogg’s upcoming, new album, Malice In Wonderland, with global distribution, marketing and promotion. Featuring some seemingly unlikely musical guests, the album will feature tracks by Dr Dre, Pharrell and Lalo Schifrin, is scheduled to be released later this year. In addition, songs from Snoop Dogg’s impressive catalogue of hits will be released on MTV’s critically acclaimed Rock Band® music video game platform.“Dogg After Dark” is Executive Produced by Snoop Dogg. Tony DiBari, Tim Healy and Karen Frank are Executive Producers for MTV. Matt Parillo is Executive in Charge of Production. Leslie Greif and Adam Freeman of the Greif Company are Executive Producers. Ted Chung and Constance Schwartz of Snoopadelic Pictures are Executive Producers.Photo By: MTV Networks

Thursday, February 12, 2009

MTV and icon, record producer, entrepreneur and actor, Snoop Dogg announced that a first-of-its kind global deal that will bring the entertainers’ personality to television in a new variety talk show, “Dogg After Dark,” and his music to fans with a new album release and into the best-selling music video game Rock Band. Premiering on Tuesday, February 17th at 9pm ET/PT on MTV, Snoop Dogg will host “Dogg After Dark,” a new jam packed weekly variety talk show from Los Angeles hotspot Kress on Hollywood Boulevard. “Dogg After Dark” will bring his Doggystyle swagger to the airwaves with raw interviews with A-list celebrities and musicians, hilarious sketch-comedy segments and musical performances from the hottest artists. The show will air every Tuesday night for seven weeks and feature Snoop’s own in-house band, the “Snoopadelics.” “When Van Toffler and I sat down Boss to Boss, a global quintuple threat takeover was masterminded. As the world of entertainment keeps changing, we felt it was the right time to let Snoop Dogg back on MTV so we could continue to run thangs with music, movies, DVDs and bring Hip-Hop to Rock Band." said Snoop Dogg. "So screw ya wigz on tight and tune in on Tuesday nights for the first step to the next level of Snoop D-O double G. Dogg after Dark is the only nightclub tv show hosted by you know who. So take a journey with me through the mind, body, soul and musical mindstate of the most prolific, authentic game spitter. And tha sh*t is funny, so show me da money!”"Snoop has been a mainstay across MTV screens for over a decade by pushing the boundaries of hip-hop with his signature antics, incredible catalogue of music, legendary videos, larger than life personality and even a little controversy," said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Music / Films / Logo Groups. "I can't even begin to imagine MTV, my tumultuous career and several raging ulcers without the Dogg being such a big part of our history. He is an undeniable international superstar whose talent and work transcend music, tv and film and we look forward to launching this new multidimensional partnership with the Doggfather."“From iconic VMA performances to DoggyFizzle Televizzle and everything imaginable in between, MTV has always been a home for Snoop's music and comedic expressions and will continue to be that through this exciting new partnership,” said Amy Doyle, Executive Vice President of Music and Talent for MTV.The Grammy-Award nominated rapper’s unprecedented deal with MTV will let loose Snoop Dogg’s upcoming, new album, Malice In Wonderland, with global distribution, marketing and promotion. Featuring some seemingly unlikely musical guests, the album will feature tracks by Dr Dre, Pharrell and Lalo Schifrin, is scheduled to be released later this year. In addition, songs from Snoop Dogg’s impressive catalogue of hits will be released on MTV’s critically acclaimed Rock Band® music video game platform.“Dogg After Dark” is Executive Produced by Snoop Dogg. Tony DiBari, Tim Healy and Karen Frank are Executive Producers for MTV. Matt Parillo is Executive in Charge of Production. Leslie Greif and Adam Freeman of the Greif Company are Executive Producers. Ted Chung and Constance Schwartz of Snoopadelic Pictures are Executive Producers.Photo By: MTV Networks

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Snoop Dogg wants to work with Lindsay lohan for a movie and an album of duets.S noop confesses he’s a huge fan of the troubled star and is reaching out to her with a view to becoming the oddest couple in Hollywood. He tells OK! magazine, "You never know. I like Lindsay. Why not do both a movie and an album?"

Friday, March 14, 2008

Rapper Snoop Dogg stays calm by smoking marijuana and vacuuming his home.The mellow star insists the two hobbies are the reason for his permanently laid-back demeanour.He tells talk show host Conan O’Brien, "If I had a vacuum in my hotel, I’d be vacuuming. I find it relaxing. I like to be clean."(And) I’m medicated. Not Aspirin, vegetation…. greenery."

Editors Note: I knew there was something I liked about the old Snoop !

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Troubled singer Bobby Brown and frequently arrested rapper Snoop Dogg are the movie makers’ favorites to replace late singing star Ike Turner in the new film 'Fallen Angels". Turner, who passed away at his California home, last month at age 76, was scheduled to play a music mogul in the upcoming picture.And the movie’s producer, George Angelo Jr., is already re-thinking his cast.He tells New York gossip column PageSix, "(Turner) was supposed to shoot his part this month. He would have been great."We’re hoping to get somebody like Bobby Brown or Snoop Dogg."

Saturday, November 03, 2007

David Beckham and Snoop Dogg are set to make a Hollywood movie.The pair - who have been firm friends for years and have frequently partied in Los Angeles since David moved there this summer - are hoping to finance their own big screen project.Snoop said: "David and I go back years. No one would have thought me and my boy David would have anything in common because we come from such separate worlds."But he has the dollars at his disposal and we're talking about putting our money together to do a movie. It's incredibly exciting."The 36-year-old rapper also revealed they are considering launching a fashion line together, and joked David takes style tips from him.Speaking on his upcoming TV documentary 'Father Hood', Snoop said: "We both love fashion and we might even do a fashion label. I think he got his idea to have cornrows in his hair from me, which is great."Los Angeles Galaxy star David has been over to Snoop's Beverly Hills mansion to give his children - 13-year-old Corde, 10-year-old Cordell and eight-year-old Cori - some individual soccer coaching.Snoop said: "I asked him for this favour. He was terrific with my kids, he showed them how to score the perfect goal and they had a great time."That's a partnership you never thought you would see, Snoop and Beckham."Snoop has offered to repay the favour by giving David's sons - Brooklyn, eight, Romeo, five, and two-year-old Cruz - rap lessons.He joked: "I love soccer just as he loves hip-hop. He hasn't asked my to teach his kids yet - but I'm there if he ever needs it."

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Snoop Dogg has been warned to tone down his foul language when he hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards.The controversial rapper - who is famous for cursing and use of sexual swear words in his lyrics - will be hosting Thursday's event live from Munich, Germany, and bosses are terrified he will offends viewers with his colorful vocabulary. An awards insider said: "MTV know that Snoop has a huge fan base, so it's a huge coup to get him to host the awards. But let's just say they'll be a few executives who'll be terrified on the night just in case he starts cursing."Snoop - who sparked 400 complaints when he shouted "mother f****r" at Live 8, which was televised on the BBC, in 2005 - has already arrived in Munich, and is planning on "taking things to a whole new level" as this year's host. He said: "Munich, get ready, because the 'Big Boss' is taking over your city and hosting this year's EMAs. Past presenters have been great, but this year I'm taking it to a whole new level. I've called up my homeys from east to west, and I guarantee it's going to be off the chain! You dig?"